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Season Finale: Parks and Recreation – “The Bubble”/”Lil’ Sebastian”

“The Bubble”/”Lil’ Sebastian” May 19th, 2011 It’s unfortunate that I haven’t been able to review Parks and Recreation more regularly this season: while I had screeners for the first six episodes, anything after that proved difficult since so much of … Continue reading

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Glee – “Sexy”

“Sexy” March 8th, 2011 Earlier today, TV Squad posted a piece from friend of the blog Ryan McGee about the role that continuity plays within serial narratives, which was actually partially spun out of a conversation that Ryan and I … Continue reading

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Fringe – “Subject 13″

“Subject 13″ February 25th, 2011 Why do we watch Fringe? This is an honest question, and one that I think Fringe has been forcing viewers to ask for a few episodes now. This is not a question of quality: I … Continue reading

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Community – “Early 21st Century Romanticism”

“Early 21st Century Romanticism” February 10th, 2011 Because of my busy Thursdays, Community has fallen out of the review rotation without falling out of the viewing rotation. This is, in many ways, unfortunate. I still enjoy the show, and I … Continue reading

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Lost the Morning After: Going “Across the Sea” with Critics

Going “Across the Sea” with Critics May 12th, 2010 Writing about Lost on a weekly basis has been consistently challenging this year not in terms of having anything to talk about but rather in terms of tempering one’s response. We … Continue reading

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Lost – “Across the Sea”

“Across the Sea” May 11th, 2010 [For more discussion of the episode, check out my breakdown and analysis of critical responses to "Across the Sea." Also, for a review of the series' penultimate episode, What They Died For, click here] … Continue reading

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Chuck – “Chuck vs. the Role Models”

“Chuck vs. the Role Models” May 3rd, 2010 I wasn’t actually in the writer’s room when it happened, but the more I watch of Chuck Season 3.5 (the six episodes ordered after the first thirteen were broken/written as a conclusive … Continue reading

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Glee – “Home”

“Home” April 27th, 2010 “I don’t try to change you, you don’t try to change me” There is nothing I hate more than a show doing everything I ask it to and nonetheless leaves me cold. If you had asked … Continue reading

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Glee – “The Power of Madonna”

“The Power of Madonna” April 20th, 2010 Glee, as a series, requires the audience to believe in the power of positivity on a regular basis: regardless of the problems that face New Directions as they chart their new directions, there … Continue reading

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30 Rock – “Don Geiss, America and Hope”

“Don Geiss, America and Hope” March 18th, 2010 I don’t think that “Don Geiss, America and Hope” was a particularly strong 30 Rock episode, but I do think that it was a particularly interesting one. You see, the show displayed … Continue reading

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